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The economics of socilaism after World War Two

1945-1990

The most comprehensive and contemporary source available on socialist economic systems, this book employs economic data from eight East European countries and Russia to provide readers with a thorough, accurate picture of formerly communist economies. J. Wilczynski carefully analyzes the major focal points of socialistic ...

Financial shock

a 360º look at the subprime mortgage implosion, and how to avoid the next financial crisis

"The obvious place to start is the financial crisis and the clearest guide to it that I've read is Financial Shock by Mark Zandi...it is an impressively lucid guide to the big issues." --The New York Times "In Financial Shock, Mr. Zandi provides ...

Common consolidated corporate tax base

Eds. Michael Lang...[et.al]. Complying with the Lisbon Strategy set forth by the Council of the European Union in 2001, the European Commission identified corporate taxation across the European Union as one major obstacle to the achievement of a common market. With # today # 27 ...

Peer-to-peer file sharing and secondary liability in copyright Law

Ed. Alain Strowel. In this book prominent academics and specialised practitioners from the US and the EU offer a comprehensive review on the issue of secondary liability for copyright infringement, particularly P2P file sharing and online infringements. Some contributions analyse the relevant case law on ...

Applied econometrics

using the SAS System

"Applied Econometrics Using the SAS[registered] System" is the first book of its kind to treat the analysis of basic econometric data using SAS[registered], one of the most commonly used software tools among today's statisticians in business and industry. This book thoroughly examines ...

La aplicación por sectores del nuevo Plan General de Contabilidad

El nuevo PGC aprobado por Real Decreto de 16 de noviembre de 2007, entró en vigor el 1 de enero de 2008. En dicho Real Decreto, en su disposición final primera, se habilitó al Ministro de Economía y Hacienda, a propuesta del ICAC, para aprobar ...

Religion and the Constitution. T.1

Free exercise and fairness

Balancing respect for religious conviction and the values of liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers, particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that govern others. Should members of religious sects be able to use peyote in worship? Should pacifists be ...

The liberalisation of trade in services in MERCOSUR

This book contrasts the rhetoric of economic integration propagated from the highest political circles with the reality on the ground, taking trade in services in the Southern Common Market ( MERCOSUR ) as a case study. In 1991 Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay signed in Asuncion, an ...

Due diligence

an M&A value creation approach

This nuts-and-bolts guide examines all aspects of an M&A due diligence - from coming to the decision to acquire a company, to who should be on the due diligence team, to the actual process and the final report and post-closing follow up. It advocates a focus on both risk mitigation and shareholder value creation, and emphasizes a holistic approach that spans from planning to post-acquisition integration. The tentative contents is: introduction; planning for value creation: growth strategy; engagement and pursuit; preparing for due diligence; validation of value: performing due diligence; assessment of due diligence results; optimizing value: post diligence negotiation; and, extracting value: post-transaction integration.

The Hesitant Hand

taming self-interest in the history of economic ideas

Adam Smith turned economic theory on its head in 1776 when he declared that the pursuit of self-interest mediated by the market itself - not by government - led, via an invisible hand, to the greatest possible welfare for society as a whole. "The Hesitant Hand" examines ...

Social conventions from language to Law

Social conventions are those arbitrary rules and norms governing the countless behaviors all of us engage in every day without necessarily thinking about them, from shaking hands when greeting someone to driving on the right side of the road. In this book, Andrei Marmor offers ...

Contracting States

sovereign transfers in international relations

Increasingly today nation-states are entering into agreements that involve the sharing or surrendering of parts of their sovereign powers and often leave the cession of authority incomplete or vague. But until now, we have known surprisingly little about how international actors design and implement these ...

The politics of global regulation

Eds. Walter Mattli, Ngaire Woods. Regulation by public and private organizations can be hijacked by special interests or small groups of powerful firms, and nowhere is this easier than at the global level. In whose interest is the global economy being regulated? Under what conditions ...

Citizens, courts, and confirmations

positivity theory and the judgements of the american people

In recent years the American public has witnessed several hard-fought battles over nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court. In these heated confirmation fights, candidates' legal and political philosophies have been subject to intense scrutiny and debate. "Citizens, Courts, and Confirmations" examines one such fight ...

Religion and the Constitution.T.2

Establishment and fairness

Balancing respect for religious conviction and the values of liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers, particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that govern others. Should members of religious sects be able to use peyote in worship? Should pacifists be ...

Cosmopolitanism and the geographies of freedom

Liberty and freedom are frequently invoked to justify political action. Presidents as diverse as Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush have built their policies on some version of these noble values. Yet in practice, idealist agendas often ...

Forces of transformation

the end of the Bronze Age in the Mediterranean: proceedings of an international symposium held at St. John´s College, University of Oxford 25-6th March 2006

Edited by Christoph Bachhuber and R. Gareth Roberts. The volume is the first in nearly a decade to focus a wide range of scholarship on one of the most compelling periods in the antiquity of the Mediterranean and Near East. It presents new interpretive approaches ...

Business Law

This text is an accurate and to-the-point summary of the major areas of law relating to business and is a great companion for students on business law and commercial law courses. Accurate and to-the-point summaries of the major areas of law pertaining to business, make ...

Marketing

a guide to the fundamentals

Even though organisations have become increasingly marketing-focussed in their approach - and it is clear that marketing is more than just the 'marketing department' - marketing is one of the most misunderstood areas of business. Philip Kotler, an American marketing guru, defines it as 'the business function ...

In defense of judicial elections

One of the most contentious issues in politics today is the propriety of electing judges. Ought judges be independent of democratic processes in obtaining and retaining their seats, or should they be subject to the approval of the electorate and the processes that accompany popular ...